Posted on 09/08/2013 1:52:37 PM PDT by Olog-hai
At first glance, a proposed new bill asking Israel’s parliament to extend Israeli labor law to the West Bank and protect women against unlawful dismissal seems innocuous enough.
But critics say that under the guise of woman’s rights, the bill’s true intent is to further entrench Israeli control over occupied territory the Palestinians seek for their future state.
The debate sheds light on the complex and distinct legal system Israel has cultivated during its 46-year control of the West Bank. Since Israel has never annexed the territory, it technically remains under military rule, creating a bewildering legal reality. …
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Isr makes a mistake discussing its sovereignty. Makes it appear weak or even suicidally inclined maybe. And slows up needed constructions. Just saying. Someday the leadership there will realize what any nation needs to do to survive and prosper as is its right. May take a new generation free of slave mentAlity like the Exodus.
territory the Palestinians seek for their future state.
How rediculous can you get?
Because they want it for a future state, they should
make the laws? Poppycock.
...a proposed new bill asking Israel’s parliament to extend Israeli labor law to the West Bank and protect women against unlawful dismissal... [something opposed by jihadists]... critics say that under the guise of woman’s rights, the bill’s true intent is to further entrench Israeli control over [Judah, Samaria, undivided Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights] ... Since Israel has never annexed the territory, it technically remains under military rule, creating a bewildering legal reality.
Maybe they should, annex it. Those idiot Palestinians would be so much better off, not that they'd ever except it.
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